Kim Højgaard-Hansen wrote the following on 2006-06-20 14:03: > this is right after the "code" in the lstlisting has been processed > > method=file should work with overlays right? > Did you try the example that I posted? That has 3 overlays in it. So yes, method=file works with overlays. Once again, > \documentclass{powerdot} > > \usepackage{listings} > > \lstnewenvironment{code}{\lstset{escapeinside=`'}}{} > > \begin{document} > > \begin{slide}[method=file]{Slide} > \begin{code} > \textbf{here}`\pause' is an `\pause'\textit{overlay} > \end{code} > \end{slide} > \end{document} Compile this example and observe the overlays. Perhaps your document is doing something more complicated. Try to reduce your document to something simple and isolate the problem your having.